Over the Moon is a 2020 computer-animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by Glen Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs, from a screenplay by Audrey Wells.The film is produced by Pearl Studio and Netflix Animation, and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks.It stars the voices of Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho and Sandra Oh. It’s an interesting experience to be a biracial person. (How Fei Fei was completely unaware of the romance, or even Mrs. Zhong’s existence, is one of many factors Over the Moon zips past on its way to bigger emotional drama.) eventAction: 'click_ads' Cathy Ang: The dynamics of Fei Fei with the rest of the family felt so true. I had that experience, but I also had a bit of insecurity. ga('ads.send', { All parts of yourself are all encompassing. I think the food plays a huge part in it, too.
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Representation in storytelling and casting is an urgent point of interest in mass entertainment, and in animation in particular, where characters of color are often voiced by white actors. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. I also, like many young, Asian musical theater actresses, was blessed with Lea Salonga. Was 'Emily in Paris' Really Filmed in Paris? },false)
And can I share that with people and can I, as an actor, try and tell stories that explore all facets of who I am? Here's Why It's Rated R, 'After We Collided' Star Josephine Langford Talks Steamy Scenes With Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Totally Under Control' on Hulu, Alex Gibney's Unvarnished Rewind Of The Last Ten Months, Stream It Or Skip It: '537 Votes' on HBO, a Slick-but-Terrifying Account of Florida's Role in the 2000 Election, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Rooting For Roona' On Netflix, A Documentary About A Girl With Birth Defects Facing Overwhelming Odds, Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Perfect Weapon' On HBO, A Documentary About The Rise Of Cyber Attacks, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bad Hair' on Hulu, a Scary-Funny Satire in Which a Woman's Weave Goes Wild, 'The Believers' Is The Scariest Movie You've Never Seen, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Cadaver' on Netflix, a Norwegian Horror Movie About Dinner Theater From Hell, 'Maniac Cop' No Longer Feels Like A Pure Exploitation Picture — It's A Prescient Precursor To Today's State of Police Distrust, David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Offers Optimistic Protest While Mixing New Music And Talking Heads Classics, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You' on Apple TV+, a Documentary Capturing the Boss in a Contemplative Mood, Disney+ Puts Modern Twist on Cinderella With Upcoming 'Sneakerella' Musical, Shawn Mendes Shares His Life on Tour With Emotional 'In Wonder' Trailer, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Over the Moon' on Netflix, an Animated Extravaganza That Aims for the Stars, Stream It or Skip It: 'The Witches' on HBO Max, a Roald Dahl Remake That's Too Close to the Original, 'The Witches' Remake Embraces the Dark Ending Roald Dahl Wanted, Who Are 'The Boys In The Band'? That’s my era. A place to put her grief?
It’s “Yes.” Getting to be a part of this particular film was so incredible to me, because not only was I being asked to play a specifically written Asian Chinese character, but I got to be in a film where the entire cast was Asian.
'Emily in Paris' Makes Me So Mad (Yet I Can't Stop Watching It) - Help! And that to me is what differentiates it. We are one of the world’s fastest growing
Certainly that’s what Netflix and Keane are shooting for, as they steep the movie in elements meant to evoke recognition and enthusiasm, from family gatherings full of very specific foods and faces (and family dynamics that hearken back to Lulu Wang’s unbeatable drama The Farewell) to tiny touches like Fei Fei’s after-school bubble tea. The fact that the all Asian cast that we have voicing the movie ... it’s important that we are able to see that.
Years later, as Fei Fei is a teenager, still cheerfully making and delivering mooncakes for the family bakery, her father comes home with a new love interest, Mrs. Zhong (Sandra Oh) and her rambunctious kid Chin (Robert G. Chiu), who cheerfully tells Fei Fei that their parents are planning to marry, and he’s about to become her sister. And then even beyond that, her imagination. Over the Moon 1h 40m Musicals Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess. That’s my generation. }); Ang: Mulan! Polygon: Besides incorporating a Chinese legend, what is a detail about Over the Moon that makes the story feel authentically Asian to you?
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'Over the Moon' is slated to premiere on Netflix on October 23.
And so as a child, I really attached myself to characters like Mulan, because she was so strong and because she was like, one of the only Asian leads there was. And John Cho’s Searching was just such an important film, one of the best films of that year. So getting to explore that and find that newness was very exciting. I wanted to eat Gobi [Jeong’s character]! eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Because I was able to see myself in them, it really drove me and inspired me to believe that I can be at their level. People didn’t know exactly where to place me. gads_event = event;
Margaret and I, we get like a real significant percentage of the merch. Noel Fielding's 'Great British Baking Show' Antics are Growing on Me. I can’t describe how fulfilling that is. 'Over the Moon': Release date, plot, cast, trailers and all you need to know about Sandra Oh animation on Netflix 'Over the Moon' is an animated movie which is voiced by Sandra Oh, Robert G. Chiu, Phillipa Soo and Cathy Ang among others. !function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document); cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "e8b42759-0576-4200-9442-3bff6c9a1212", mediaId: "a6cf6f9d-98bf-49b8-9680-a598bcafa82e" }).render("3c03262620e24645b5b14d9c6c6499cd"); }); In Netflix’s new animated movie Over the Moon, the Chinese legend of Chang’e becomes a launchpad for a young girl named Fei Fei, who travels to the moon in search of the legendary goddess. Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Kimiko Glenn, Margaret Cho, and Ken Jeong join us for a roundtable look at Netflix’s new animated film. Tahirah Sharif on Filming 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' With Hidden Ghosts Lurking Everywhere, ‘Once Upon a Snowman’ Directors Talk Olaf and the Benefits of Hugging Wolves, Jon Jon Briones on 'Ratched,' Filipino Representation, and Sharon Stone's Surprising Advice, Jamie Dornan on 'Synchronic,' Working with Emily Blunt on ‘Wild Mountain Thyme,’ and His Legoland Adventure, Marielle Heller on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and Why She Loves Christopher Guest’s ‘Waiting for Guffman’. Mostly, it’s like, why not? 7,749, This story has been shared 6,384 times. Over the Moon’s Asian-American cast on what the movie means for them. The opening strongly mimics the beginning of Frozen 2, where the protagonists’ mother similarly delivers a musical fable that they’ll have to explore for themselves when they’re older.
Over the Moon is a 2020 computer-animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by Glen Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs, from a screenplay by Audrey Wells.The film is produced by Pearl Studio and Netflix Animation, and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks.It stars the voices of Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho and Sandra Oh. It’s an interesting experience to be a biracial person. (How Fei Fei was completely unaware of the romance, or even Mrs. Zhong’s existence, is one of many factors Over the Moon zips past on its way to bigger emotional drama.) eventAction: 'click_ads' Cathy Ang: The dynamics of Fei Fei with the rest of the family felt so true. I had that experience, but I also had a bit of insecurity. ga('ads.send', { All parts of yourself are all encompassing. I think the food plays a huge part in it, too.
It felt very American, I guess you would say, but my mom, as a first-generation Japanese woman, she always made sure that I had my culture. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ Everybody from Crazy Rich Asians.
Representation in storytelling and casting is an urgent point of interest in mass entertainment, and in animation in particular, where characters of color are often voiced by white actors. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. I also, like many young, Asian musical theater actresses, was blessed with Lea Salonga. Was 'Emily in Paris' Really Filmed in Paris? },false)
And can I share that with people and can I, as an actor, try and tell stories that explore all facets of who I am? Here's Why It's Rated R, 'After We Collided' Star Josephine Langford Talks Steamy Scenes With Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Totally Under Control' on Hulu, Alex Gibney's Unvarnished Rewind Of The Last Ten Months, Stream It Or Skip It: '537 Votes' on HBO, a Slick-but-Terrifying Account of Florida's Role in the 2000 Election, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Rooting For Roona' On Netflix, A Documentary About A Girl With Birth Defects Facing Overwhelming Odds, Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Perfect Weapon' On HBO, A Documentary About The Rise Of Cyber Attacks, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bad Hair' on Hulu, a Scary-Funny Satire in Which a Woman's Weave Goes Wild, 'The Believers' Is The Scariest Movie You've Never Seen, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Cadaver' on Netflix, a Norwegian Horror Movie About Dinner Theater From Hell, 'Maniac Cop' No Longer Feels Like A Pure Exploitation Picture — It's A Prescient Precursor To Today's State of Police Distrust, David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Offers Optimistic Protest While Mixing New Music And Talking Heads Classics, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You' on Apple TV+, a Documentary Capturing the Boss in a Contemplative Mood, Disney+ Puts Modern Twist on Cinderella With Upcoming 'Sneakerella' Musical, Shawn Mendes Shares His Life on Tour With Emotional 'In Wonder' Trailer, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Over the Moon' on Netflix, an Animated Extravaganza That Aims for the Stars, Stream It or Skip It: 'The Witches' on HBO Max, a Roald Dahl Remake That's Too Close to the Original, 'The Witches' Remake Embraces the Dark Ending Roald Dahl Wanted, Who Are 'The Boys In The Band'? That’s my era. A place to put her grief?
It’s “Yes.” Getting to be a part of this particular film was so incredible to me, because not only was I being asked to play a specifically written Asian Chinese character, but I got to be in a film where the entire cast was Asian.
'Emily in Paris' Makes Me So Mad (Yet I Can't Stop Watching It) - Help! And that to me is what differentiates it. We are one of the world’s fastest growing
Certainly that’s what Netflix and Keane are shooting for, as they steep the movie in elements meant to evoke recognition and enthusiasm, from family gatherings full of very specific foods and faces (and family dynamics that hearken back to Lulu Wang’s unbeatable drama The Farewell) to tiny touches like Fei Fei’s after-school bubble tea. The fact that the all Asian cast that we have voicing the movie ... it’s important that we are able to see that.
Years later, as Fei Fei is a teenager, still cheerfully making and delivering mooncakes for the family bakery, her father comes home with a new love interest, Mrs. Zhong (Sandra Oh) and her rambunctious kid Chin (Robert G. Chiu), who cheerfully tells Fei Fei that their parents are planning to marry, and he’s about to become her sister. And then even beyond that, her imagination. Over the Moon 1h 40m Musicals Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess. That’s my generation. }); Ang: Mulan! Polygon: Besides incorporating a Chinese legend, what is a detail about Over the Moon that makes the story feel authentically Asian to you?
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'Over the Moon' is slated to premiere on Netflix on October 23.
And so as a child, I really attached myself to characters like Mulan, because she was so strong and because she was like, one of the only Asian leads there was. And John Cho’s Searching was just such an important film, one of the best films of that year. So getting to explore that and find that newness was very exciting. I wanted to eat Gobi [Jeong’s character]! eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Because I was able to see myself in them, it really drove me and inspired me to believe that I can be at their level. People didn’t know exactly where to place me. gads_event = event;
Margaret and I, we get like a real significant percentage of the merch. Noel Fielding's 'Great British Baking Show' Antics are Growing on Me. I can’t describe how fulfilling that is. 'Over the Moon': Release date, plot, cast, trailers and all you need to know about Sandra Oh animation on Netflix 'Over the Moon' is an animated movie which is voiced by Sandra Oh, Robert G. Chiu, Phillipa Soo and Cathy Ang among others. !function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document); cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "e8b42759-0576-4200-9442-3bff6c9a1212", mediaId: "a6cf6f9d-98bf-49b8-9680-a598bcafa82e" }).render("3c03262620e24645b5b14d9c6c6499cd"); }); In Netflix’s new animated movie Over the Moon, the Chinese legend of Chang’e becomes a launchpad for a young girl named Fei Fei, who travels to the moon in search of the legendary goddess. Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Kimiko Glenn, Margaret Cho, and Ken Jeong join us for a roundtable look at Netflix’s new animated film. Tahirah Sharif on Filming 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' With Hidden Ghosts Lurking Everywhere, ‘Once Upon a Snowman’ Directors Talk Olaf and the Benefits of Hugging Wolves, Jon Jon Briones on 'Ratched,' Filipino Representation, and Sharon Stone's Surprising Advice, Jamie Dornan on 'Synchronic,' Working with Emily Blunt on ‘Wild Mountain Thyme,’ and His Legoland Adventure, Marielle Heller on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and Why She Loves Christopher Guest’s ‘Waiting for Guffman’. Mostly, it’s like, why not? 7,749, This story has been shared 6,384 times. Over the Moon’s Asian-American cast on what the movie means for them. The opening strongly mimics the beginning of Frozen 2, where the protagonists’ mother similarly delivers a musical fable that they’ll have to explore for themselves when they’re older.
It’s actually in the specificity of stories that we find ways to connect to things and understand that, oh, that part of their heritage and tradition is actually kind of like mine.
I felt uncomfortable playing certain characters that could speak certain languages and maybe had accents and stuff because I felt I am a representative of someone who is an Asian American. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. In spite of its oddball missteps, Netflix’s Over the Moon is a luminous adventure It echoes many Pixar classics, but has some of their powerful emotion, … Where is 'Southern Charm’s Ashley Jacobs Now? Jeong: Guys, we really need to get in front of these Gobi gummies. It is nothing like Fei Fei's mother had told her, and everything about the Moon Goddess fascinates Fei Fei.
But it’s hard to find things that don’t represent Asian family dynamics as something that’s not oppressive, or attached to shame, filial piety, or doing things that you don’t want to do," and added, "This story is about an Asian family that’s rooted in love. 'Emily in Paris' Star Lucas Bravo Says Critics "Are Right" About Cliches in the Show, 'Fargo' Season 4 Has Finally Found Its Central Story, 'Fargo' Season 4 Episode 5 Recap: The Doctor Is Out, 'Fargo' Season 4 Episode 4 Recap: The Snowman Cometh, Jessie Buckley Is the Existential Tour de Force 2020 Needs.
Over the Moon is a 2020 computer-animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by Glen Keane and co-directed by John Kahrs, from a screenplay by Audrey Wells.The film is produced by Pearl Studio and Netflix Animation, and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks.It stars the voices of Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho and Sandra Oh. It’s an interesting experience to be a biracial person. (How Fei Fei was completely unaware of the romance, or even Mrs. Zhong’s existence, is one of many factors Over the Moon zips past on its way to bigger emotional drama.) eventAction: 'click_ads' Cathy Ang: The dynamics of Fei Fei with the rest of the family felt so true. I had that experience, but I also had a bit of insecurity. ga('ads.send', { All parts of yourself are all encompassing. I think the food plays a huge part in it, too.
It felt very American, I guess you would say, but my mom, as a first-generation Japanese woman, she always made sure that I had my culture. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ Everybody from Crazy Rich Asians.
Representation in storytelling and casting is an urgent point of interest in mass entertainment, and in animation in particular, where characters of color are often voiced by white actors. Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. I also, like many young, Asian musical theater actresses, was blessed with Lea Salonga. Was 'Emily in Paris' Really Filmed in Paris? },false)
And can I share that with people and can I, as an actor, try and tell stories that explore all facets of who I am? Here's Why It's Rated R, 'After We Collided' Star Josephine Langford Talks Steamy Scenes With Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Totally Under Control' on Hulu, Alex Gibney's Unvarnished Rewind Of The Last Ten Months, Stream It Or Skip It: '537 Votes' on HBO, a Slick-but-Terrifying Account of Florida's Role in the 2000 Election, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Rooting For Roona' On Netflix, A Documentary About A Girl With Birth Defects Facing Overwhelming Odds, Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Perfect Weapon' On HBO, A Documentary About The Rise Of Cyber Attacks, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bad Hair' on Hulu, a Scary-Funny Satire in Which a Woman's Weave Goes Wild, 'The Believers' Is The Scariest Movie You've Never Seen, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Cadaver' on Netflix, a Norwegian Horror Movie About Dinner Theater From Hell, 'Maniac Cop' No Longer Feels Like A Pure Exploitation Picture — It's A Prescient Precursor To Today's State of Police Distrust, David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Offers Optimistic Protest While Mixing New Music And Talking Heads Classics, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You' on Apple TV+, a Documentary Capturing the Boss in a Contemplative Mood, Disney+ Puts Modern Twist on Cinderella With Upcoming 'Sneakerella' Musical, Shawn Mendes Shares His Life on Tour With Emotional 'In Wonder' Trailer, Stream It Or Skip It: 'Over the Moon' on Netflix, an Animated Extravaganza That Aims for the Stars, Stream It or Skip It: 'The Witches' on HBO Max, a Roald Dahl Remake That's Too Close to the Original, 'The Witches' Remake Embraces the Dark Ending Roald Dahl Wanted, Who Are 'The Boys In The Band'? That’s my era. A place to put her grief?
It’s “Yes.” Getting to be a part of this particular film was so incredible to me, because not only was I being asked to play a specifically written Asian Chinese character, but I got to be in a film where the entire cast was Asian.
'Emily in Paris' Makes Me So Mad (Yet I Can't Stop Watching It) - Help! And that to me is what differentiates it. We are one of the world’s fastest growing
Certainly that’s what Netflix and Keane are shooting for, as they steep the movie in elements meant to evoke recognition and enthusiasm, from family gatherings full of very specific foods and faces (and family dynamics that hearken back to Lulu Wang’s unbeatable drama The Farewell) to tiny touches like Fei Fei’s after-school bubble tea. The fact that the all Asian cast that we have voicing the movie ... it’s important that we are able to see that.
Years later, as Fei Fei is a teenager, still cheerfully making and delivering mooncakes for the family bakery, her father comes home with a new love interest, Mrs. Zhong (Sandra Oh) and her rambunctious kid Chin (Robert G. Chiu), who cheerfully tells Fei Fei that their parents are planning to marry, and he’s about to become her sister. And then even beyond that, her imagination. Over the Moon 1h 40m Musicals Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess. That’s my generation. }); Ang: Mulan! Polygon: Besides incorporating a Chinese legend, what is a detail about Over the Moon that makes the story feel authentically Asian to you?
ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); eventAction: 'view' There’s definitely, like, problems with it, but it’s what we had. With Ken Jeong, Sandra Oh, Phillipa Soo, Kimiko Glenn. }); The answer is not this or that.
'Over the Moon' is slated to premiere on Netflix on October 23.
And so as a child, I really attached myself to characters like Mulan, because she was so strong and because she was like, one of the only Asian leads there was. And John Cho’s Searching was just such an important film, one of the best films of that year. So getting to explore that and find that newness was very exciting. I wanted to eat Gobi [Jeong’s character]! eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Because I was able to see myself in them, it really drove me and inspired me to believe that I can be at their level. People didn’t know exactly where to place me. gads_event = event;
Margaret and I, we get like a real significant percentage of the merch. Noel Fielding's 'Great British Baking Show' Antics are Growing on Me. I can’t describe how fulfilling that is. 'Over the Moon': Release date, plot, cast, trailers and all you need to know about Sandra Oh animation on Netflix 'Over the Moon' is an animated movie which is voiced by Sandra Oh, Robert G. Chiu, Phillipa Soo and Cathy Ang among others. !function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document); cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "e8b42759-0576-4200-9442-3bff6c9a1212", mediaId: "a6cf6f9d-98bf-49b8-9680-a598bcafa82e" }).render("3c03262620e24645b5b14d9c6c6499cd"); }); In Netflix’s new animated movie Over the Moon, the Chinese legend of Chang’e becomes a launchpad for a young girl named Fei Fei, who travels to the moon in search of the legendary goddess. Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Kimiko Glenn, Margaret Cho, and Ken Jeong join us for a roundtable look at Netflix’s new animated film. Tahirah Sharif on Filming 'The Haunting of Bly Manor' With Hidden Ghosts Lurking Everywhere, ‘Once Upon a Snowman’ Directors Talk Olaf and the Benefits of Hugging Wolves, Jon Jon Briones on 'Ratched,' Filipino Representation, and Sharon Stone's Surprising Advice, Jamie Dornan on 'Synchronic,' Working with Emily Blunt on ‘Wild Mountain Thyme,’ and His Legoland Adventure, Marielle Heller on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and Why She Loves Christopher Guest’s ‘Waiting for Guffman’. Mostly, it’s like, why not? 7,749, This story has been shared 6,384 times. Over the Moon’s Asian-American cast on what the movie means for them. The opening strongly mimics the beginning of Frozen 2, where the protagonists’ mother similarly delivers a musical fable that they’ll have to explore for themselves when they’re older.
